MarkUs vulnerable to Path Traversal
Priority LOW 27CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
MarkUs, a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments, is vulnerable to path traversal in versions prior to 2.4.8. Authenticated instructors may download any file on the web server MarkUs is running on, depending on the file permissions. MarkUs v2.4.8 has addressed this issue. No known workarounds are available at the application level aside from upgrading.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00748 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Markus (MarkUsProject): 2.4.8
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarkUsProject | Markus | before 2.4.8 | 2.4.8 | Patch available | CNA |
- Markus VendorMarkUsProject Affected before 2.4.8 Fixed in 2.4.8 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:markusproject:markus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4.8 | Vulnerable | MarkUsProject |
- cpe:2.3:a:markusproject:markus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.8 Vulnerable ·MarkUsProject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Markus (MarkUsProject) Fixed in 2.4.8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-47820
References
More MarkUsProject Markus vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-20241 Zip Slip in MarkUs config upload allowing RCE CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-22679 MarkUs: Stored XSS in Submission HTML Preview Enables Instructor-Context Actions CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2024-34648 Arbitrary File Write leading up to remote code execution (instructor accounts) CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-34420 MarkUs Arbitrary File Write leading up to remote code execution (student accounts) CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-20987 MarkUs: Zip bomb in config upload enables DoS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-20085 MarkUs has a submission-view IDOR exposes all student submissions CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
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